in2ebook Chapter 210 The nobles surrendered and intervened in the imperial guards!
Chapter 210 The nobles surrendered and intervened in the imperial guards!
On the martial arts field.
The battle between the two armies showed a one-sided trend from the very beginning.
Those elite imperial guards couldn't hold out for even a quarter of an hour.
A rout, a thousand-mile rout!
Yan Fan didn't dare to resist at all, so he led his men to retreat.
But what came after him was a hail of arrows.
A troop from the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion had even circled to the rear and blocked the entrance to the martial arts training ground.
When Yan Fan saw this, he immediately knew that he was finished.
He looked towards the platform in panic.
"I surrender!"
Yan Fan raised his shield and shouted at the top of his lungs.
At this moment, he was clearly a target.
Many arrows were directed at him.
On the high platform, Yang Dechang turned to look at Ye Chen with a gloomy look in his eyes.
Ye Chen ignored it completely.
Yan Fan was ultimately unable to withstand the rain of arrows, and the shield in his hand was knocked away by Xia Ju. He wanted to fight to the death, but was shot into a hedgehog by the arrows that followed.
Seeing this scene, all the officials were horrified.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Guards have all surrendered!"
Xia Ju came to the bottom of the platform, knelt on one knee and clasped his fists.
Hearing this, Ye Chen nodded slightly.
"Everyone, what do you think?"
Ye Chen looked at the officials.
"Your Majesty, since the Imperial Guards have surrendered, the competition is over."
Someone among the officials stood up.
This was a nobleman in the court. Many of the imperial guards on the battlefield were children of noblemen, and half of them had died in battle.
However, Ye Chen's attitude was too tough before, and with Yang Dechang's proposal, they had no way to persuade him. But now, most of the imperial guards have surrendered, and even Yan Fan has been shot dead.
The representatives of these nobles naturally stood up.
"Oh, I didn't expect the palace guards to be so weak. I think everyone has no objection to the people from the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion joining the imperial guards, right?"
Ye Chen's gaze stopped on Yang Dechang and asked.
Hearing this, Yang Dechang's face was expressionless and his eyes were deep.
The result of the Imperial Guards Competition has already been decided, and it is useless to argue any further.
"In that case, the people from the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion will enter the palace starting today. I will select suitable candidates from among them to reorganize the Imperial Guards!"
The corners of Ye Chen's mouth quickly rose.
After reorganizing the Imperial Guards, he now had control of a powerful military force throughout the palace, and was able to cut off the claws of powerful officials who were trying to reach into the palace.
He has been waiting for this day for a long time!
"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion still has too few people. I feel that since the Imperial Guards' combat effectiveness is insufficient, the number of Imperial Guards should be doubled!"
Yang Dechang suddenly stood up, clasped his fists towards Ye Chen and said, "Your Majesty, I think we should transfer the elite troops from the Beijing Camp to the Imperial Palace!"
"Oh, no!"
Ye Chen smiled coldly, then said: "Quality of soldiers is more important than quantity. If there are too many of them, and they are just a mob, won't they be like these imperial guards in the martial arts arena?"
"Pass on my decree to transfer three hundred elite soldiers from the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion to the Imperial Guards. The useless members of the Imperial Guards should also be discharged and return home!"
Ye Chen's words immediately blocked Yang Dechang.
On the martial arts field, the performance of the imperial guards was right in front of him, and even if Yang Dechang wanted to defend himself, he had no way to do so.
"Alright, now that the competition is over, let's all retreat."
Ye Chen waved his hand and stood up and left.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"
Ye Chen had not walked far when he heard footsteps following him. He turned around and saw Su Mengjiao following behind him.
At this moment, Su Mengjiao looked at him with complicated eyes.
"Emperor, did you really come up with those military training methods yourself?"
"Oh, Queen Mother, what's the matter? Are you interested in this method of training soldiers?"
Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and asked.
"Emperor, I never thought you had such ability. If this training method could be implemented at the border, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers fighting against the barbarians would surely increase greatly!"
Su Mengjiao said with shining eyes.
"Queen Mother, it is best not to spread this method of training soldiers for the time being."
Ye Chen narrowed his eyes.
At this time, powerful officials were in power. If the method of training troops were to spread, the soldiers at the border could learn it, and the soldiers from all over the country could also learn it.
And in the entire Dayu, the ones who had the largest armies were the powerful ministers!
Hearing this, Su Mengjiao also nodded.
He was very smart and naturally understood what Ye Chen meant.
However, she didn't know that Ye Chen had not yet explained some things.
The military training method that Ye Chen took out, which came from later generations, was actually not the best method.
Because this method of training is about formations, organization, and discipline.
A truly invincible army must also have faith.
Ye Chen still had a trick up his sleeve.
"Empress Dowager, after the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion enters the Imperial Palace, we will select someone from among them to serve as the commander of the Imperial Guards. I think we can discuss this matter with Shen Qiu and Xia Ju. After all, Xia Ju should be clear about the abilities of the people in the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion."
Hearing this, Su Mengjiao looked at Ye Chen strangely, then nodded slightly.
"it is good."
Zhongshu Province.
Yang Dechang and Gao Yunhe sat in the main seats of the Secretariat, both looking unhappy.
"Prime Minister, what should we do now?"
"Brother Dingfang, the Imperial Guards will definitely be purged by the Emperor."
Yang Dechang shook his head, then sighed, his voice low, "I never thought the young emperor would be so good at training troops."
"Now that things have come to this, we can simply seize the young emperor's military training methods to strengthen our own forces. However, what I am more concerned about is how the young emperor knew about Minister Liu."
Yang Dechang paused and said, "The Imperial Guards are supposed to act in secrecy. If there were no outsiders to tip off, how could the young emperor possibly know?"
All previous operations were carried out outside the palace.
Wang Dechang could also attribute it to the effective forces Ye Chen deployed outside the city.
But within the Forbidden Palace.
However, Yang Dechang has been working hard for many years and does not think that Ye Chen’s power can get in.
Even Su Mengjiao could only control the inner city of the palace.
Therefore, the only reason Ye Chen could be the first to know that Yang Dechang had sent people to attack Zhan Ma was that something went wrong with the people planted in the palace.
"Prime Minister, could it be that hidden chess piece? After the emperor removed that hidden chess piece, the spies in his hands never reported the emperor's whereabouts again."
Gao Yunhe said hesitantly.
"Humph!"
Yang Dechang's face darkened, and he said, "It seems I've miscalculated again this time. The young emperor's abilities have exceeded my expectations. Notice that everyone in the palace should behave themselves for now."
"In just two months, I will send this little emperor back to the border!"
Yang Dechang gritted his teeth and said angrily.
"But, Prime Minister Yang, if the Emperor takes control of the Imperial Guards, it would be difficult to send him to the border in the future."
"Difficult? Humph! I still have the Beijing Camp! Besides, besides the Imperial Palace, I have also made arrangements in other places. Don't worry, Brother Dingfang, when the time comes, the little emperor will have no choice but to leave."
Yang Dechang smiled sinisterly, but spoke with confidence.